Xceed Real-Time Zip for .NET Features

• Not needing to use temporary files when creating a Zip file means it’s even faster than Xceed Zip for .NET when it comes to creating entirely new Zip files.
• Because no temporary files are used while writing a Zip file, there is less chance of unauthorized access or modification of files during the Zip creation process.
• The product’s main ZipWriter and ZipReader classes use any seekable or non-seekable Stream-based object as the target or source Zip archive, respectively, for complete flexibility and “on-the-fly” compression/decompression.
• Lightweight libraries.
• Creation of Zip archives begins as soon as data to compress has been received: no waiting for all of the files, or even for complete files. Doesn’t need to know in advance the number or size of files.
• Zip archives can be immediately sent over a network or saved locally as soon as the write process has begun, and the remainder of the archive becomes available as it is compressed.
• Archived files are extracted and available instantly for further processing even if the component is still receiving the Zip archive.
• The size or number of files in a Zip archive has absolutely no impact on memory and disk-space requirements.
• Just a few methods and properties are needed to perform powerful Zip compression/extraction.
• Supports the PPMd, BZip2, BWT, Deflate and Deflate64 compression methods.
• AES encryption and decryption are supported for maximum WinZip compatibility. The AES encryption algorithm used by the component can now be set by the developer.
• Provides WinZip 12 compatibility, supporting the LZMA algorithm for improved compression in certain situations. Note: Zip files using WinZip 12’s special JPEG recompression feature are not supported.
• UTF-8 character encoding in headers for improved support of international characters in filenames and comments is provided.
• Events and properties to monitor and control the Zip writing/reading processes are also provided.
• Compatible with older zip tools.
• The ZipWriter can generate uncompressed zip files that the product’s ZipReader can read, increasing flexibility (combines the Deflate format and no compression).